RoShamBo

iTrader: (1)

All

I had to put the space saver on today.
My normal wheels are 18"
Will the space saver be ok on the car for - say - 20miles ?
I am a little concerned about the different sizes screwing the diffs ??? or am I wrong here ?

Quick advice needed thanks !

Ro.

BTW - its the front nearside.

Hermin

Ro,

No worries, I drove my P1 (18" wheels) with a space saver for 30 miles.
Stay below 50mph!

RoShamBo

iTrader: (1)

Cool - thanks m8 for the quick reply.....
Under 50mph......how will I cope ?????

Ro.

Flat 4x4

Just don't drive it 'normally' !

I hate the things so :-

buy a used proper spare and then buy some high density foam squares from a fabric shop. This raises the boot floor but it is still level. Beats the skinny when you have some serious miles to travel

carl

I did around 80 miles on a spacesaver and there was hardly any tread left at the end of it

evo kid

a mate in work had to put his space saver on his fiat coupe in work last week and was supprised to find it was bold

SimonH

Flat4x4

Have you noticed any change in the handling with the weight of the full size spare in the boot?

SimonH

oh, and will a 17" + pzero actually fit in the space saver well in the boot (diameter wise)? I'm pretty sure it must do (circumference pretty much the same for all wheels?)

Flat 4x4

SimonH

I think that the idea that a slightly heavier wheel sunk into the floorpan is going to make anything more than a marginal difference is a false one.

I really haven't noticed any difference - and logically it would probably be like having a slightly different tyre pressure as its not as though the wheel is sliding from side to side each time you go round a bend.

The benefits and peace of mind by far outweigh any gnat's whisker difference in handling finesse - as you say, when will you really notice ?

I have a 99MY and the 16" wheel fits fine - I'm sure there's room for a 17" - but you could take a wheel off to check ? For the cost of a bit a foam, you can always check it then chuck it out if not happy. I also got a soundproofing mat from bjacoustics.com which goes over the cardboard 'thing'

SimonH

Thanks mate - kinda what I thought anyway
Only asking as I've just bought a P1 OZ 17" alloy and tyre to use as a spare and then had nagging doubts Unfounded it would seem

I'll check the size of the space saver well though

carl

Surely the wheel size is unimportant -- if a 16" wheel fits then a 17" wheel should fit. The 17" wheel has lower profile rubber to make the rolling radius the same -- hence total diameter (wheel + tyre) should be the same to within a few mm.